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| 1st Manned Satellite Gagarin, Yuri Alexeyevich |  |
| 10th April Becomes the 1st man to travel in an Earth satellite, in Sputnik I |
| Administrative Assistant Rumsfeld, Donald Henry |  |
| Ohio Appointed as Administrative Assistant to David S. Dennison Jr., a Congress man representing the 11th district of Ohio |
| Ambassador Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhailovich | |
| Moscow Appointed Ambassador to Mongolia |
| Anthem National Strijdom, Johennes Gerhardus |  |
| "The Call of Sth Africa" becomes the only Sth African national anthem |
| Anti Party Group Voroshilov Voroshilov, Klimenty Efremovich | |
| Moscow Appointed Member of the Anti-Party Group against Khruschev |
| Armament MacMillan, Maurice Harold |  |
| 19th Feb London Makes a speech in Parliament calling for global disarmament & a summit |
| Baath Socialist Party Hussein, Saddam |  |
| Appointed Member of the Ba'ath Socialist Party, a growing party with 300 members |
| Beatles, The Lennon, John Winston | |
| 6th July John Lennon meets Paul McCartney at the Woolton Paris h Church in Liverpool during a performance by John's group the Quarrymen, impressed by Paul's ability to tune a guitar and by his knowledge of song lyrics, John asks him to join the group |
| Beatles, The McCartney, Paul | |
| 6th July Liverpool John Lennon meets Paul McCartney at the Woolton Paris h Church in Liverpool during a performance by John's group the Quarrymen, impressed by Paul's ability to tune a guitar and by his knowledge of song lyrics, John asks him to join the group |
| Birth Rudd, Kevin Michael |  |
| 21st Sep Birth of Kevin Michael Rudd |
| Birth Parvanov, Georgi |  |
| 28th June Sirishnik Birth of Georgi Parvanov |
| Birth Hoddle, Glenn | |
| 27th Oct Hayes Birth of Glenn Hoddle |
| Birth Laden, Osama bin |  |
| Birth of Osama bin Laden |
| Bundesbank Adenauer, Konrad |  |
| Bonn The Bank Deutscher Lander is renamed the Bundesbank |
| 25th Nov Germany signs the Treaty of Rome |
| 25th Nov Rome Germany signs the Treaty of Rome |
| Capture of Kashmir Nehru, Jawaharlal |  |
| Kashmir India annexes Kashmir |
| Chairman SPO Pitterman, Bruno |  |
| Vienna Appointed Chairman of the SPO |
| Chancellor Thorneycroft, George Edward Peter | |
| 8th Jan London Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| Constitution Bourguiba, Habib |  |
| Tunis Tunisia becomes a Republic |
| Coup d'Etat Batista, Fulgenico |  |
| Havana The USAcuts off arms supplies & encourages the resistance movement of Castro |
| Coup d'Etat Hussein, Sadisavan Saddam | |
| Baghdad Participates in an abortive Coup against the Iraqi monarchy |
| Court Martial Oswald, Lee Harvey | |
| Nov Atsugi Air Base Oswald shoots himself with a derringer & is Court-martialed |
| Death Linhares, Jose |  |
| 26th Jan Death of Jose Linhares |
| Debut Robson, "Bobby" Robert William | |
| Nov Makes his international debut in a victory against France, scoring twice in a 4-0 victory, goes on to win 20 caps |
| Deputy Chairman Ustinov, Dmitry Fedorovich | |
| Moscow Appointed Deputy Chairman of the USSR Council of Ministers |
| Deputy Prime Minister Kosygin, Aleksei Nikolaevich | |
| Moscow Appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, 2nd term |
| Diplomacy Tse-Tung, Mao |  |
| Peking Ideoligical differences begin to appear between China & Russia |
| Diplomacy Elizabeth II | |
| Feb Makes a state visit to Portugal |
| Feb Pays a state visit to Portugal |
| April Paris Pays a state visit to France |
| Oct Virginia Pays a state visit to the United States for the 350th anniversary of Virginia |
| Diplomacy MacMillan, Maurice Harold | |
| Mar Meets President Eisenhower at Bermuda & reaffirms the freedom of the Suez Canal |
| Oct Signs a "Declaration of Common Purpose" with the USA |
| Diplomacy Khruschev, Nikita Sergeyevich | |
| Russia makes USA$100 million worth of aid to Indonesia |
| 7th Jan Moscow Zhou Enlai visits Moscow |
| Diplomacy Strijdom, Johennes Gerhardus | |
| Simons Town Africa The Union takes over the British naval base at Simon's Town |
| Director General Arias Navarro, Carlos |  |
| Madrid Appointed Director-General of Security |
| Disarmament Nuclear Weapons Rapacki, Adam |  |
| 2nd Oct Warsaw Makes a speech at the UN proposing aNuclear free zone in central Europe |
| Dismissal Khruschev, Nikita Sergeyevich | |
| Moscow Dismisses those opposing transferring economic planning from Government to party |
| 19th June Moscow The Party Presidium votes to dismiss, but only the Central Committee can do this |
| 4th July Moscow Defeats the "Anti-Party Group" & becomes the undisputed leader of the Soviet Union |
| Dismissal Malenkov, Georgi Maksimilanovich | |
| Moscow Dismissed, placed in charge of a Kazakhstan power station |
| Drama Osborne, John | |
| Dramatization of, "Look Back In Anger" |
| Education Oswald, Lee Harvey | |
| Oswald qualifies as an Aviation Electronics Operator |
| Atsugi Air Base Oswald is posted to the Atsugi Air Base in Japan |
| Election Gierek, Edward | |
| Elected to the Polish Parliament |
| Embargo Batista, Fulgenico | |
| Havana The USAcuts off arms supplies & encourages the resistance movement of Castro |
| Enlistment Oswald Oswald, Lee Harvey | |
| 18th Mar Jacksonville Reports to the Naval Air Technical Training Center |
| May Biloxi Reports to Keesler AFB |
| July El Toro Reports to the Marine Corps Air Station |
| Sep Atsugi Air Base Reports to Marine Air Control Squadron No. 1 |
| European Footballer of the Year Stefano, Alfred Di |  |
| European Footballer of the Year |
| European Union Spaak, Paul Henri-Charles |  |
| 25th Mar Rome Spaak signs the Treaty of Rome |
| 25th Mar Rome The Treaty of Rome establishes the European Economic Community & is signed by France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium & Luxembourg |
| European Union Mollet, Guy Alcide |  |
| 25th Mar Rome The Treaty of Rome establishes the European Economic Community & is signed by France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium & Luxembourg |
| European Union Adenauer, Konrad | |
| 25th Mar Rome The Treaty of Rome establishes the European Economic Community & is signed by France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium & Luxembourg |
| European Union MacMillan, Maurice Harold | |
| 25th Mar Rome Britain's entry to the EC is vetoed by de Gaulle because of Britain's ownership of USAmissiles |
| European Union Gronchi, Giovanni |  |
| 25th Mar Rome Itlay The Treaty of Rome establishes the European Economic Community & is signed by France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium & Luxembourg |
| Exile of Rojas Gustavo Rojas Gustavo, Gustavo |  |
| 10th May Forced into exile by the army after refusing to allow an election |
| Federal Vice Chancellor Pitterman, Bruno | |
| 22nd May Vienna Appointed |
